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were disturbed from the heath, etc., the first specimen of the latter 

 causing some commotion through its strongly resembling one of the 

 larger Bombycides. The fence round Claremont Park was then searched, 

 with no result worth mentioning, except the capture of a lovely speci- 

 men of Krastria fa.sciana. Single specimens of Painphila sylramus, 

 Si/ricJdJnis )iialrae and Nisoniades tcuiea, were seen flying together in 

 one spot, and all in good condition. The party returned to the 

 station to meet the 2.17 from Waterloo, and were joined by Mr. 

 W. H. Smith, who had travelled by the 12.35. The party was now 

 increased to 13, by the advent of Mr. and Miss Battley, Miss M. E. 

 Robinson, and Messrs. R. W. Robbins, Woodward, C. S. Nicholson, 

 Bacot and C. B. Smith ; and proceeded to spread over the heath 

 once more, with the result that several Anarta iiit/rtilli and Litfiusia 

 mvsomella, amongst other species, were captured. At 5.30 the party 

 adjourned for tea to the Queen Victoria Inn. After tea, the members 

 proceeded to the Black Pond. Mr. Robbins found a fine male specimen 

 of StmirDjiua fcuji at rest on a trunk in the middle of a pine wood, 

 where larvfe of Pwiolis piniperda fell pretty freely to the beating-stick. 

 Mr. C. Nicholson took a specimen of Eujdthecut indhiata, in worn 

 condition, and Mr. Robbins also captured two " Pugs," which may or 

 may not be the same species, their condition being hopeless. Some 

 of the members saw Stagbeetles flying in their usual steady Avay, at 

 about 12 ft. from the ground. Messrs. Bishop, Bacot, C. S. Nichol- 

 son and Prout, returned by the 7.37 train, the rest by the 9.25. This 

 excursion was one of the most enjoyable which the Society has ever 

 held, and it was by far the most successful, entomologically, of those 

 held during recent years. — Lawrence J. Trejiayne. 



Spring collecting in the Doncaster district. — This season 

 differs widely from last, so far as collecting goes. Last year, sugar 

 was very good, and Micro larva? very scarce. The contrary is the case 

 this season. I have sugared regularly from May 25th up to July 5th, 

 and have not had one really good night. The only decent species that 

 have occurred have been a few Neuronia reticulata and Hadena 

 dhdmilix, but these have been few and far between. Of Micro larva", 

 I have got a fair number. Sciaphila sinuaua, I have succeeded in 

 breeding again from larva) taken during May. Lavcrna raschkhila and 

 Litliuculletis (rrasicolella are now about full-fed, and I hope to get a 

 fair number out. During May, the larvae of Arctia caia were very 

 plentiful. This is really a rare insect here. About the middle of 

 June I collected some loaves of aspen, rolled up like cigarettes, and 

 from these have emerged (besides a number of Tortrix riridana and 

 T. ribeana) a few T. braudrriajta. This is a new record for the 

 West Riding.— H. H. Corbett, M.R.C.S., Doncaster. July, 1896. 



TRYPHiENA suBSEQUA IN JuNE. — I took four Tn/]iluirna subscqua last 

 night (June 21st), the first this year. I almost mistook the first one I 

 saw for Tn/pJiaena iantliina. I cannot understand this species being 

 ever passed over as T. orbona {comes), the fore-wings are so much more 

 marbled than those of southern T. orl/ona, and the black spot is so very 

 conspicuous on the costa. There is often also a whitish shading in places, 

 another similarity to 7'. janthina. — W. IL Christy, M.A., F.E.S., 

 Watergate, Emsworth, Hants. July, 1896. [Is this species double- 

 brooded ? It appears to occur regularly on the coast of the Isle of 

 Wight, in September and October. — Ed.] . 



